Crit Meh: Fernando the Great (rough sketch)

"Let me fall out the window
With confetti in my hair
Deal out jacks or better
On a blanket by the stairs
I'll tell you all my secrets
But I lie about my past
So send me off to bed forever more"
- Tom Waits, Tango Till They're Sore

Violence:"Murder Simulators"

I found this graph to be a bit interesting considering the amount of controversy these titles stirred. I guess the moral guardians may be a bit off about video games causing violence.

Art Review: Paranoia xp

"Are you unhappy, citizen? May I be of assistance? The Computer is your friend."

Paranoia XP is another instalment of the beloved role-playing series. Players take the role of troubleshooters, an "elite" (heavy quotations on elite) group of secret police living in the Dystopia Utopia of Alpha Complex. Players must complete objectives from the beloved caretaker of Alpha Complex, The Computer (AKA The giant eye ball on the big screen). Battling mutants, commies, and the most dangerous enemy of all Mutant Commies. Players themselves must also hide their secret identities of being mutants and/or being a part of a secret society devoted to taking control of Alpha Complex. Players are encouraged to lie, cheat, and betray help and work together with

their friends at the best opportunity, hence the name Paranoia.
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Gamemasters must use the players as toys, to be beaten with a stick and given a treat afterward for their determination and creativity. Gamemasters are all knowing  and are never to be questioned by the players, players should never know the rules and should be punished for use of tactics, meta-gaming, or strategy in games.

All in all Paranoia xp is a fun twisted time that will entertain most any gameing groups as long as they can deal with the implausibility and chaos of it.

"Please report for termination immediatley. Thank you for your cooperation. Have a nice day."

Paranoia xp: 5/5

Crit Me: Seal Beta

AP is watching you

Art Review: The Fly (1986)

On the flip-side, while the original was a mystery and a bit more subtle. David Cronenberg's version takes a new view on the story, turning it into a tragedy and more of a monster flick, which is a good take on the story, rather than just doing a shot by shot remake or just recycling the same story. There are some simularities, the same setup of "scientist mutates with fly" is still there. But instead of a sudden and dramatic change right away, were given a slower but still horrific metamorphasis as we see the main character Seth Brundle ( played by Jeff Goldblum) slowly loses his humanity and changes into something new.

The Fly 4/5

Crit Me: Front Cover

This was the first design I did for the G&W Review cover, not much of a difference just moved around some of the letters and switched the target to the backside.

Art Review: The Fly (1958)

Its hard for movies to age, this is ecspecially true for horror movies. What was once horrifying back in yester-year, can become cheesy and comedic now. Fortunately, this is not the case. The Fly is a classic retelling of the famous "scientist with a transporter accidentally switches arm and head with a common house fly". It's all from the point view from the scientist's wife as she is discussing the tale to her husbands friend (played by good old Vincent Price) as she explains what happened. Theres a good deal of suspence in the film too, and the growing suspense of wondering what the scientist's actions will be and how deformed he has become keeps almost anyone glued to the screen.